Welcome to MHBC!
Sunday Worship
9:30 AM ONLINE — 10:30 AM IN PERSON
626 Upper Wentworth Street, Hamilton
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We are a community
of people who God
has brought together to learn and grow together.
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Come Just As You Are
Our motto is: “Come just as you are.” For us, this means that we hope you will feel that you can join us wherever you find yourself in life or faith. Feel free to come to our service dressed however you feel comfortable and with whatever questions, doubts, concerns or uncertainties you may have about God.
We see ourselves as a family, embracing a wide variety of ages, histories, ethnic backgrounds, and church experiences. Everyone is welcome in our family and everyone has an important role in the life of our church. We should tell you, however, that, while our motto is “Come just as you are”, we can’t promise you will stay as you are. We believe that Jesus has the ability to transform lives and make all things new. Our hope is that everyone who visits or joins MHBC, whether they have been Christians a long time or are totally new to the whole “God thing” will be changed by knowing God more.
What To Expect on Your Visit
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We know that
it can be a little
daunting to try
out a new church.
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Expect a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere
We are very laid back and not particularly formal. We usually start a couple of minutes after 10:30, and people tend to trickle in throughout the service.
Expect that we will try to explain things to you
We try very hard to explain everything that we are doing – where to find something in the Bible, who the people are that we are talking about, where to find what you are looking for. We do our best to avoid “inside jokes”, and realize that the Bible is new for a lot of people.
Expect to have cookies and juice after church
If you are able, plan to stay and join us for munchies after the service.
Expect your children to be cared for
If you would like, we have Sunday School from age 3 to grade 5. Children are invited up to the front for a children’s story after the first couple of songs before they go to their class. If your child does not want to go up front, or you would like to stay with them as they adjust to Sunday School, that is fine. All of our children’s workers have completed a Criminal Reference check.
We have a nursery for children aged 2 and under which parents can use whenever is needed. Our nursery is also fully staffed.
Expect the service to last about one hour and fifteen minutes
We are usually wrapping up our 10:30 service by 11:45.
Don’t Expect…
We look forward to welcoming you when you come, but we will not “call you out” in the service or ask you to introduce yourself to everyone publicly. Sometimes we invite people to welcome each other or chat with people near them in their seats. If you don’t want to participate, you don’t have to.